The seven states that rely on the Colorado River remain at odds over how to divide and manage the shrinking water supply as ...

There is a slow-motion catastrophe unfolding across the American West, and most people living inside its shadow don't fully ...

Federal water managers are scrambling to write new rules for the Colorado River before current operating guidelines expire at the end of 2026, but none of the alternatives on the table address a basic ...

Extended warm weather across the Colorado River basin may reduce the amount of water delivered during the spring runoff to just a third of normal, according to federal forecasters. Modeling released ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The prospect of a costly and prolonged interstate lawsuit over rights to the Colorado River looms now that the states using the ...

The Colorado River water crisis isn't hitting everyone equally—century-old water laws mean that some communities face existential threats while others remain secure: these tensions are the heart of ...

The states along the Colorado River are proving the truth of the famous adage often attributed to Mark Twain: "Whiskey is for drinking; water is for fighting over." At the end of the year, the current ...

As part of its spring tradition, the Colorado River District will give its State of the River address to a dozen Western Slope communities starting in March. Each State of the River will provide ...

Nevada, Arizona and California want more conservation from their Colorado River neighbors. But those other states don’t see ...

The prospect of a costly and prolonged interstate lawsuit over rights to the Colorado River looms now that the states using the water are blowing past a Valentine’s Day deadline with no water-sharing ...